A novel research award program that paired funding and training with a focus on underserved areas helped build research capacity in the US territories.
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This month, we, with our colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the University of Otago, published a new article in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice titled “Development of a New Framework to Address Public Health Ethical Considerations in Wastewater Surveillance.” The article introduces an ethical framework to guide public health professionals in the
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COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders prompted the launch of a telephonic visits program which served as a low-barrier public health approach to facilitate linkage to community HIV care among individuals newly diagnosed with HIV while in jail.
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Using job postings can show which jobs pay less or more in government, so health departments can advocate for fair pay.
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By adopting certain core leadership principles during this time of great uncertainty, public health leaders may summon the clarity and courage to provide effective leadership for the communities which they serve.
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New research analyzed more than 10,000 COVID-19 cases to explore how smoking, demographics, and community conditions were associated with hospitalization. Findings challenge the “smoker’s paradox” and show how integrating individual and community-level data can better target public health interventions.
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Clear, evidence-based heat-health messaging is needed on how to prepare before extreme heat events and on the safe and effective use of cooling strategies during heat events specific to older adults.
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This study reveals that PHAB-accredited health departments in Kentucky produce higher-quality public health planning documents and highlights opportunities to support all LHDs through better tools, resources, and collaboration frameworks.
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A pilot test of electronic case reporting (eCR) shows improvements in public health surveillance for occupational lung diseases by demonstrating increased case capture and improved reporting timeliness.
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Our research reveals that to meet the urgent demands of today’s public health landscape, leadership education must shift toward a more real-world practice over traditional, title-based approaches.
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